Historical Events In 1989

Jan 16   Police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   Three days of riots begin in Miami after a police officer shoots and kills a black motorcyclist, which also claims the life of the passenger in the ensuing crash in the year 1989.   

Jan 16   On this day in history uSSR announces plan for 2-year manned mission to Mars   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach   

Jan 17   On this day in history five children are shot to death at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, by a gunman who then kills himself.   

Jan 17   Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded in the year 1989.   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 murden & Metz are first women to reach South Pole overland (on skis)   

Jan 17   In the year 1989 sterling A Brown, US poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87   

Jan 18   Astronomers discover pulsar in remnants of Supernova 1987A (LMC) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49   

Jan 18   In the year 1989 candace Thomas marries Steve Garvey   

Jan 18   IBM announces earnings up 10.4% in 1988 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the year 1989.   

Jan 18   West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1989 norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies   

Jan 19   On this day in history president Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon   

Jan 20   In the year 1989 beatrice Lillie, actress (Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 94   

Jan 20   In the year 1989 bush inaugurated as 41st President & Quayle becomes 44th Vice President   

Jan 20   In the year 1989 wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in 1st-class cricket   

Jan 21   A woman is assaulted & raped in the room of an Oklahoma football player in the year 1989.   

Jan 21   In the year 1989 in St John's Newfoundland Tory Brian Peckford resigns after 10 years as Newfoundland Premier; replaced by Clyde Wells after election   

Jan 22   In the year 1989 in Tajikistan a 5.3 earthquake occured, two hundred seventy-four people killed, many injured, extensive damage (VII) and mudslides in the Gissar area   

Jan 23   Challenge to "who is a Jew" law filed in Israeli Supreme Court on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Surrealist painter Salvador Dali dies at age 84 in the year 1989.   

Jan 24   Serial killer Ted Bundy is put to death in Florida's electric chair in the year 1989.   

Jan 24   In the year 1989 ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42   

Jan 24   On this day in history the first reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex   

Jan 26   On this day in history aT&T reports first loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988   

Jan 26   Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies in the year 1989.   

Jan 26   Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney in the year 1989.   

Jan 26   In the year 1989 uS computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus   

Jan 27   German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed in the year 1989.   

Jan 27   On this day in history oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student   

Jan 28   On this day in history 46th Golden Globes Rain Man, Working Girl   

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Jun 07   Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89 was born on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Sayumi Michishige, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1989 birth of ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)   

Dec 29   On this day in history birth of nathan Forbes, British footballer   

Jan 03   Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909) died in the year 1989.   

Jan 06   Hirohito, Japan`s emperor (1922-89), dies at 87 after 62-year reign on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64 in the year 1989.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)   

Jan 10   In the year 1989 death of herbert Morrison, American radio reporter (b. 1905)   

Jan 13   On this day in history joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51   

Jan 15   In the year 1989 wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies   

Jan 16   Pierre Boileau, screenwriter (Vertigo), dies at 82 in the year 1989.